
Tanya Combrinck
Tanya is a writer covering art, design, and visual effects. She has 16 years of experience as a magazine journalist and has written for numerous publications including ImagineFX, 3D World, 3D Artist, Computer Arts, net magazine, and Creative Bloq. For Creative Bloq, she mostly writes about digital art and VFX.
Latest articles by Tanya Combrinck

'How my life shaped my sculpting': meet Simon Lee, the artist who turns experience into art
By Tanya Combrinck published
The sculptor charts his journey and how it reflects in his work

Inside the studio of anime artists Linnea Kataja and Bellamy Luna Brooks
By Tanya Combrinck published
The Japanese-based duo take us inside their shared home studio and explain how it all came together.

Exploring Africa’s growing comic culture opened my eyes to bold new art and storytelling
By Tanya Combrinck published
Africa’s most exciting new storytellers share their insights.

Judge Dredd artist Lee Carter invites us into his cluttered studio and reveals why the mess keeps him focused
By Tanya Combrinck published
Creativity thrives where order ends.

How Ukrainian folk art and '90s TV inspired Inna Vjuzhanina to create energetic fantasy art
By Tanya Combrinck published
The joys of working with creative freedom.

How to publish your first manga (and survive the experience)
By Tanya Combrinck published
Six top manga artists reveal the secrets behind their success

The best 3D art: outstanding examples for inspiration
By Ian Dean last updated
Visit another dimension with some of the best 3D art around.

Improve your figure drawing by discovering the body's hidden structures
By Charlie Pickard published
Learning to seek out and express the human body’s structures is the key to unlocking a new level in your artwork

How to design instantly recognisable characters using strong silhouettes
By Mariia Bulgakova published
Get in shape with top tips from concept artist Mariia Bulgakova.

How to make fabulously fitting costumes for character designs
By Emily Chapman published
Emily Chapman shares advice for inspired, functional fashion

10 steps to create character design with personality for animation
By Lucia Parvolo published
Lucia Parvolo helps you dream up a captivating protagonist

These digital artists have made progress in the fight against unethical AI
By Tanya Combrinck published
Two years after generative AI forced its way into the mainstream, Tanya Combrinck looks at the advances activists have made protecting their rights

Why "vibe and tone" matters – learn tabletop RPG art secrets from award-winning creators
By Tanya Combrinck published
Tanya Combrinck meets the artists and designers who created some this year’s best tabletop role-playing games

Inside the creation of Alien: Romulus – how the art team brought the terror up to date
By Tanya Combrinck published
Meet the Alien-obsessed concept artists who revived the visual style of the classic films.

The history of Photoshop
By Tanya Combrinck last updated
Photoshop turns 35 today - we look back at the history of the world's number one image editor

22 Blender tutorials to boost your 3D modelling and animation skills
By Tanya Combrinck last updated
Create 3D art for free with these Blender tutorials.

Digital art to inspire: 24 digital artists you need to know about
By Tanya Combrinck last updated
find inspiration for your next project from these talented digital artists.

Photoshop is getting real-time collaboration tools, and it's about time
By Tanya Combrinck published
Live Co-Editing enables multiple users to work on the same Photoshop file at once.

Call of Duty’s $700m dev budget shows the cost of making games is out of control
By Tanya Combrinck published
Is this sustainable?

Maxon acquires model asset creator Laubwerk - what does it mean for 3D artists?
By Tanya Combrinck published
Laubwerk's large plant model library is now available for Cinema 4D, but there's a catch.

Traditional art of the week: Darko Stojanovic
By ImagineFX staff published
Traditional art of the month; Inside the artist's contemporary images that work with themes of consumerism and identity

10 must-know digital art trends for 2025
By Tanya Combrinck published
10 must-know digital art trends for 2025; In 2025 we’ll see a move towards human-centred artistry, more immersive art projects, and a more sensible conversation around AI

50 years of Dungeons & Dragons: art and insights from Tony DiTerlizzi, Ralph Horsely, Anne Stokes and other leading illustrators
By James Clarke published
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons with a look at its rich tradition of fantasy illustration and digital art.
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